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These are two precious Gypsy children selling souvenier tops to the tourists in Istanbul. I find myself really wanting to give them full price because I have seen the Gypsy “camps” (walled ghettos) in person. I pray as I look at their picture, “Lord, set Your People free! Bless Your Children!”

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One young man asked me this, and I said, “Yes, I will.” So here you are. I’m sorry I don’t remember your name, but I remember your face! Blessings to you both, in the Name of Isus, our Redeemer.

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These are two of my Gypsy friends who live in Kazanluk, Bulgaria. The Gypsy neighborhood here is huge. These two young ladies hold a special place in my heart.

And this is my friend, Lubcho, the worship team leader of the Sophia Bulgarian/Gypsy church. Mo cho, Lubcho. (”My son, Lubcho.) We enjoy making music together.

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The painting of the west elevation (back side) of our house is complete! It is so beautiful, I know the photo doesn’t do it justice!! The south elevation will be done next. I am SO happy with the colors we chose and with the painters, too. They are doing an excellent job of removing the old aluminum siding, stripping the paint to bare wood (100+ yrs old), repairing and replacing bits of wood and trim, and then doing a superb job of painting! Our thanks to John and Trina, and of course to The Lord Jesus for making this all possible!

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I am sitting in my husband’s office, web-surfing. As I read over some posts from our Gypsy trip this summer, I see something that strikes my heart. I quote it below. I have to ask again, HOW can people be so cruel to each other? I mean, the people meant well to the Americans, but what about God’s beloved Gypsies? Lord Jesus, please forgive us all… some of us don’t know what we’re doing, some of us do. We ALL really need Your forgiveness and changing grace.

After the big group left, Niki and I (Karen) stayed behind in Istanbul for a few days with Georgian and Winnie, Sandy Sandifer, Pastor Zhoro, and our Gypsy Pastors: Mitko, Altunka, Peter and Effise, and Angel. It was very interesting to be able to witness firsthand the outright blatant discrimination that exists against Gypsies, which we were unable to see when we were in such a large group. Constantly policemen and different shopkeepers would pull us aside and caution us to be very careful, explaining to us that Gypsies are very dangerous and that we shouldn’t be with them. Also in restaurants we saw the disdain of the waiters. Even though I already understood that this happens, it made me realize even more how much of an impact the loving hugs and smiling kisses that Jesus used with our ‘European faces’ had on all of the Gypsies as we came into their cities.

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Because of You, I live. Because of You, I have Joy. Because of You, I am healing. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, I walk. Because of You, I think. Because of You, I write. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, there is Richard. Because of You, there is Steve. Because of You, there is Sean, Because of You, there is Bob. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, there are Mom and Dad. Because of You, there is Jodi. Because of You, there is Amy. Because of You, there is Suzy. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, there is Julia. Because of You, there is Adelina. Because of You, there is Andrew. Because of You, there is Jesse. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, there is Happiness. Because of You, there is Sunshine. Because of You, there is Bravery. Because of You, there is Grief. All because of You, Jesus.

Because of You, Joy displaces sadness. Because of You, Sunshine displaces darkness. Because of You, Bravery displaces fear. Because of You, Grief displaces sorrow. Because of You, Life displaces death! All because of You, Jesus. Thank You.

(c) 2006 Nancy C. Ivy

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Our son has discovered a software that takes the computer screen back to the early days of computing… and he likes it… but is it really “new”? Completely black, full-screen with green type… what can I say? “Back to the Future”??

Here’s a short History of Modern Computing.

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